International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jan-Dec 1932)

812 petition among the children of the district between 8 and 12 to learn their impressions after seeing a projection of the film " Byrd at the South Pole ". (La ClNEMATOGRAphie Franchise, Paris, 27-VIII-1932). The National Council of Teachers of English will begin next autumn to act on its own initiative in the matter of choosing films adapted for the schools. It is calculated that the material so chosen will be distributed to 60,000 American teachers. (Motion Picture Herald, New York, 27VI 1 11932). A. Collette, referring to the old criticisms and suggestions that continue to be made on educational films, states in an article that it would be desirable to have special films destined for students in the different courses, that should be in perfect harmony with their intellectual development and their age, but at the same time it is not fair to demand in the beginning of a new method of teaching that the material placed in the teachers' hands should be immediately perfect. (ClNEOPSE, Paris, No. 156 of August, 1932). Dr Foveau of Courmelles comments some very interesting points of a conference held by M. Mare and published in the " Ecole chez soi ", a scholastic review of the Public Works office and Post and Telegraphs on the educational and instructional cinema. (ClNEOPSE, Paris, No. 158 of August, 1932). The president of the National Academy for Visual Education announces that in the United States there are at the present time 640 educational films in course of preparation. (ClNEOPSE, Paris, No. 156 of August, 1932). Some interesting excerpts of a report made by the businessman Sig. Musso regarding a definite and detailed programme of cinema education to be tried in Italian schools have been published. From the report, after noting the importance of cinematography as a means of education and propaganda, we learn that the new original sound projector invented by the Italian Sandro Michetti permits of schools taking advantage of the great benefits obtainable from the use of sound films with expenses that are much less than in the case of other apparatus. It is proposed to obtain the funds to defray the expense of employing the sound film in schools by applying a special educational tax at the rate of 9 lire per annum for each scholar — apart from those can pay nothing — in the elementary schools. The other schools, such as the Middle and High Schools would pay 30 lire per year per pupil and the university students would pay 50 lire a year per head. (La Scuola Fascista, of August 1932). The Cultural Film. The intelligent initiative taken by the director of the Cinema Royal of Grenoble is considered worthy of praise. The director, when presenting a film by Fritz Lang of a psychological character not easy to understand, explained by word of mouth to the audience the author's intentions. (Hebdo Film, Paris, 13-VIII-1932). Professor E. A. Henry, director of the Library of the university of Cincinnati, is of opinion that the cinema will settle a great problem, namely that of allowing students to consult, without making long and expensive voyages any book or rare manuscript which will be previously have been filmed and preserved in the local library. (Motion Picture Herald, New York, 27-VIII-1932). M. Jean Benoit-Levy continuing his indefatigable propaganda for the educational film, gave a conference at Bordeaux accompanied by projections of his own films on the following subjects :